Effectiveness Monitoring Committee
ABOUT THE EFFECTIVENESS MONITORING COMMITTEE
The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) was formed in 2014 by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board). The Board sought to create an independent committee to assess the efficacy of the Forest Practice Rules and other related laws and regulations. As an advisory body to the Board, the EMC helps implement an effectiveness monitoring program that provides an active feedback loop to policymakers, managers, agencies, and the public by soliciting robust scientific research that addresses the effectiveness of these laws at meeting resource objectives and ecological performance measures related to AB 1492.
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. This diverse membership reflects representatives from a wide range of California’s natural resources, including water quality, geology, wildlife, and forestry. EMC meetings occur quarterly and are open to the public. Meetings are held in Redding, Ukiah, and Sacramento and may be attended in person or are available through a webinar. Meeting registration information is posted at least ten days in advance of the meeting on the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection’s webpage under “Upcoming Webinars”.
MISSION, GOALS, AND GUIDING DOCUMENTS
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter
- 2022 EMC Strategic Plan
- Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- Crosswalk: EMC-supported projects, Research Themes, and Critical Monitoring Questions Matrix
- 2021 EMC Annual Report and Workplan
- Priorities Received From Boards, Departments, and Agencies
- EMC Completed Research Assessment
PROJECT APPLICANTS
- 2022/23 Request for Research Proposals: Deadline September 14, 2022
- EMC Project Initial Concept Proposal Template
STAFF MEMBERS
Kristina Wolf, Environmental Scientist
The EMC includes representatives from academia, industry, state agencies, consulting firms, and non-profit agencies. The current EMC memberships may be viewed in the following downloadable PDF: Members and Term Expiration
2022 Meeting Materials
- November 2022 EMC Meeting Agenda
- 2a. EMC Members and Open Seats
- 3. EMC Project Liaison Guidelines DRAFT
- 3. Jonah Nicholas MS Defense Poster EMC-2018-006
- 4. 2022-23 Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions DRAFT 11.10.22
- 4. 2022-23 Themes and Questions DRAFT Comments NCRWQCB
- 4. Co-Chair Moreno Comments on Themes and CMQs
- 5. EMC Grant Guidelines 2022-23 FINAL
- 5a. EMC Budget Projections 2022-23 Research Proposals
- 5b. EMC Ranking-Member Name
- 5c. EMC-2022-001 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 5d-i. EMC-2022-003 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 5d-ii. EMC-2022-003 Supplement
- 5e. EMC-2022-004 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 5f. EMC-2022-005 Full Project Proposal-REDACTED
- 6. EMC-2017-008 Draft CRA Nov 2022
- 7. Final Project Presentation EMC-2017-001 Dahlke
- September 2022 EMC Meeting Agenda
- 4. EMC-2017-012 M. Baker 2022-09-28
- 5a. EMC-2022-001 EMC ICP Redacted
- 5b-i. EMC-2022-002 EMC ICP Redacted
- 5b-ii. EMC-2022-002 Budget breakdown
- 5c-i. EMC-2022-003 EMC ICP Redacted
- 5c-ii. EMC-2022-003 EMC ICP Attachment
- 5d. EMC-2022-004 EMC ICP Redacted
- 5e. EMC-2022-005 EMC ICP Redacted
- 5f. EMC Budget Projections 2022-23 Research Proposals
- 6a. 2017-18 Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions
- 6b. 2022-23 Research Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions DRAFT for Revision
- 6c. Public Comment on Themes and Critical Monitoring Questions for review
- 6d-i. 1 - CZU Fire Redwood Damage Assessment
- 6d-ii. 1 - Redwood Defect Study at SVR
- 6e. 3 - Public Comment 2022-07-29
- 7a. 2018 EMC Strategic Plan
- 7b. 2022 EMC Strategic Plan DRAFT 2022-08-05
- 7c. 2022 EMC Strategic Plan DRAFT Tracked Changes 2022-09-20
- 7d. 2022 EMC Strategic Plan DRAFT CLEAN 2022-09-23
- 8. EMC-2017-008 Cobb CRA Sept 2022 DRAFT
- 9. Nannizzi EMC Member Applicant
- EMC Meeting Notes September 28 2022 FINAL
- August 2022 EMC Meeting Agenda REVISED
- 2a. EMC Member Roster
- 2b. Request for EMC Applicants 2022
- 2c. EMC Grant Guidelines 2022-23 FINAL
- 2d. EMC Budget Projections
- 2e. EMC Grant Guidelines at California Grants Portal
- 3. EMC Project Assignments and Status
- 4. Stand Age, M. O'Connor Presentation
- 5. EMC-2016-003 Project Update
- 6. EMC-2019-003 Project Update
- 7a. Jones EMC app Redacted
- 7b. Ranking Criteria TEMPLATE
- 7c-i. Ranking Criteria EMC Member
- 7c-ii. Ranking Criteria EMC Member
- 7d. EMC Applicant M. Jones Rankings
- 8a. EMC-2019-002 Final Presentation
- 8b. Plumas County Fire Safe Council Treatments
- 9a. 2018 EMC Strategic Plan
- 9b. 2022 EMC Strategic Plan DRAFT for review 2022-08-02
- 9c. Changes to Strategic Plan 2022
- 9d-i. Public Comments on Themes and CMQs 2022
- 9d-ii. CZU Fire Redwood Damage Assessment
- 9d-iii. Redwood Defect Study at SVR
- EMC Meeting Notes August 02 2022 FINAL (PDF)
- April 2022 EMC Meeting Agenda
- 2b. EMC Annual Report and Workplan 2021 FINAL (PDF)
- 2c. Effectiveness Monitoring Committee Charter (PDF)
- 3. Progress report EMC-2018-003 Alt Meadow Rest April 2022 (PDF)
- 4. Members, Affiliations, Specialties, Term Exp (PDF)
- 4. Membership Rules Charter 2020_Open Seats as of 2022-04-01 (PDF)
- 5. RFP 2021 EMC Final (PDF)
- 6. EMC-2017-008 Final Report April 2022 (PDF)
- 7. DRAFT EMC Grant Guidelines 2021-08-26 (PDF)
- 7. Proposed Contract vs. Grant Project Processing Timeline Scenarios (PDF)
- 8. Little River Final Report (PDF)
- 8. Final Presentation Little River Report, L. MacDonald (PDF)
- 9. Battles EMC-2017-007 Presentation (PDF)
- EMC Meeting Notes April 12 2022 FINAL (PDF)
EMC MEETING MATERIAL ARCHIVES
EMC-SUPPORTED MONITORING PROJECTS
EMC News
The next EMC meeting will be fully virtual and is scheduled for Thursday, February 16th at 9:30 AM: REGISTER HERE
The Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC) Strategic Plan is updated on a three-year cycle and approved by the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board). The Strategic Plan documents the Adaptive Management framework utilized by the EMC and the Board to evaluate the impacts of the Forest Practice Rules and associated regulations based on the results of EMC-funded scientific research, as well as the process to adapt rules and regulations to new information. The 2022 Strategic Plan was adopted by the Board on November 2, 2022.
The Board of Forestry and Fire Protection (Board) seeks to fill vacancies on the Effectiveness Monitoring Committee (EMC). The Call for Applications will be open until all seats are filled.
EMC Links
Agreement Number |
Project ID, Amount Funded over < 3 years |
Primary Investigator(s) & Affiliation[s] |
Project Liaison(s) |
Project Title |
Project Files |
9CA05659 |
EMC-2021-003 $448,510 |
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Evaluating the Response of Native Pollinators to Fuel-Reduction Treatments in Managed Conifer Forests |
Funding encumbered June 2022 |
9CA04802 |
EMC-2019-005 $56,200 |
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Sediment Monitoring and Fish Habitat – San Vicente Accelerated Wood Recruitment |
Project funding disencumbered after term expiration; alternative research plan results expected 2023 |
9CA04824 |
EMC-2019-003 $156,665 |
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Fuel Treatments and Hydrologic Implications in the Sierra Nevada |
Final deliverables and Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
9CA04801 |
EMC-2019-002 $68,168 |
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Evaluating Treatment Longevity and Maintenance Needs for Fuel Reduction Projects Implemented in the Wildland Urban Interface of Plumas County |
Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
9CA04453 |
EMC-2018-006 $694,371 |
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Effectiveness of Class II Watercourse and Lake Protection Zone (WLPZ) Forest Practice Rules (FPRs) and Aquatic Habitat Conservation Plan (AHCP) Riparian Prescriptions at Maintaining or Restoring Canopy Closure, Stream Water Temperature, and Primary Productivity |
Final report and Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
9CA04452 |
EMC-2018-003 $101,802 |
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Alternative Meadow Restoration |
Final results expected spring 2023 |
n/a* |
EMC-2017-012 |
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Assessment of Night-Flying Forest Pest Predator Communities on Demonstration State Forests – with Monitoring across Seral Stages and Silvicultural Prescriptions |
Final results expected 2025 |
9CA04087 |
EMC-2017-008 $108,986 |
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Do Forest Practice Rules Minimize Fir Mortality from Root Disease and Bark Beetle Interactions |
Project Complete; two refereed publications and final Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
9CA04019 |
EMC-2017-007 $71,278 |
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The Life Cycle of Dead Trees and Implications for Management |
Project Complete; final report in revision and Completed Research Assessment expected 2023 |
9CA04020 |
EMC-2017-006 $114,844 |
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Tradeoffs among Riparian Buffer Zones, Fire Hazard, and Species Composition in the Sierra Nevada |
Results expected early 2023 |
n/a* |
EMC-2017-002 $1200 |
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Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest Post-Fire Automated Bird Recorders Study |
Progress report expected early 2023 |
8CA03685 |
EMC-2017-001 $192,251 |
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Effects of Forest Stand Density Reduction on Nutrient Cycling and Nutrient Transport at the Caspar Creek Experimental Watershed |
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8CA03680 |
EMC-2016-003 $700,000 |
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Road Rules Effectiveness at Reducing Mass Wasting (Repeat LiDAR Surveys to Detect Landslides) |
Results expected mid-2023 |
n/a* |
EMC-2016-002 *no associated funding |
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Post-fire Effectiveness of the Forest Practice Rules in Protecting Water Quality on Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest |
Project Complete; additional publication(s) expected 2023 |
n/a* |
EMC-2015-004 ‡see funding associated with EMC-2015-002
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Effectiveness of Road Rules in Reducing Hydrologic Connectivity and Significant Sediment Discharge |
See EMC-2015-002 Project Complete and Closed |
8CA03685 |
EMC-2015-002 $55,835 |
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Forest Practice Rules Implementation and Effectiveness Monitoring (FORPRIEM) ver. 2.0. |
Project Complete and Closed |
8CA03650 |
EMC-2015-001 $221,271 |
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Class II Large Watercourse Study: Multiscale Investigation of Perennial Flow and Thermal Influence of Headwater Streams into Fish Bearing Systems |
Project Complete; additional publication(s) expected 2023 |
* No associated EMC funding
† project liaisons were introduced in 2020, and some projects were completed prior to assignment of liaisons.
‡ funding linked through associated EMC funded project Updated January 10, 2023